Sivaraman N Varatharajan

US Patent:

20120084326, Apr 5, 2012

Filed:

Oct 1, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/896712

Inventors:

Tanmay Agnihotri - San Diego CA, US
Sivaraman Varatharajan - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

SONY CORPORATION - Tokyo

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707803, 707E17005

Abstract:

An embodiment is a technique to perform centralized multimedia access. A playlist is created in a single document, the playlist including a plurality of items. Each of the items specifies an access parameter to a multimedia file and a play parameter. The playlist is stored in a central location. The multimedia file as pointed to by the playlist is retrieved or accessed in the central location using the access parameter to play the multimedia file according to the play parameter.A storage element contains a pointer to point to a playlist in a single document. The playlist includes a plurality of items. Each of the items specifies an access parameter to a multimedia file and a play parameter. A compiler compiles the playlist to determine the access parameter, the play parameter, and a plug-in associated with the multimedia file. The plug-in plays the multimedia file according to the play parameter.

US Patent:

20130191495, Jul 25, 2013

Filed:

Jan 23, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/356077

Inventors:

Cristian Almstrand - Encinitas CA, US
Jason Clement - San Diego CA, US
Lehong Hu - Burlingame CA, US
Tonni Larsen - Escondido CA, US
Sivaraman Varatharajan - San Diego CA, US
Prem Venkatesan - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709217

Abstract:

Some embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses for use in displaying and/or distributing heterogeneous applications or applications for heterogeneous platforms. Some of these methods, systems and apparatus include steps or components for storing heterogeneous applications, determining compatibility for each of the stored applications via a remote processing system, and presenting to a consumer via the remote processing system only those applications that are compatible with a target processing system.

US Patent:

20140214940, Jul 31, 2014

Filed:

Jan 31, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/755325

Inventors:

- Tokyo, JP
Andy Nguyen - San Diego CA, US
Sivaraman Varatharajan - San Diego CA, US
Sivakumar Murugesan - San Diego CA, US
Brian Scott Voss - Emeryville CA, US

Assignee:

SONY CORPORATION - Tokyo

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

US Classification:

709204

Abstract:

Devices in a local network can cooperatively share functionality by advertising their available services and current service needs with an agent being executed in the network. The network can be automatically configured by device discovery or manually configured by a user.